Thanks for the reply.

problem is that even if the server pings, I cannot be sure that the printer will get connected successfully. The printer could simply not be available on the printserver (got deleted) or is offline etc.

The other problem is, that the printserver always was online when the connection failed. I do not know WHY it did not get connected. That means, I'd ping it, connect it, but do not get the actual connection to the printer.

regards
Martin